Ten stories from Penn’s Woods
Pennsylvania Horror Stories
Ten young people enter ten unsettling Pennsylvania places in a fiction collection shaped by regional folklore, reported legends, and real locations. Start with the stories, then see where the book’s fiction and Pennsylvania lore meet.
Read “The Apple Snitch” Free
When apples begin disappearing at a harvest festival, Marcus discovers that the tiny thief in the trees is hiding a much bigger danger.
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Start ReadingTen Terrifying Tales
These are the exact story titles and locations in the Pennsylvania print master. Published links lead to the free chapter or researched context; the remaining stories are available in the book.
- Stewartstown · Chapter 1
The Book That Doesn’t Forget
Pennsylvania Dutch folk-magic fiction. Read the documented history of Rehmeyer’s Hollow.
- Koppel · Chapter 2
Someone Is Walking Old Route 351
Inspired by stories of the Green Man, also known as Charlie No-Face. Meet the person behind the legend.
- Gettysburg · Chapter 3
The Soldier Who Wasn’t There
Battlefield apparition fiction set at Gettysburg. Explore the history behind the ghost stories.
- Centralia · Chapter 4
The Voices Under Ash Street
Fiction shaped by Centralia and its underground mine fire. Read the documented history.
- Cross Fork · Chapter 5
Whatever You Do Don’t Follow the Crying
A Squonk story set in Pennsylvania’s hemlock country. Meet the tearful lumberwoods creature.
- Marietta · Chapter 6 · Free online
The Apple Snitch
Read the complete story, then trace the Albatwitch’s newspaper and folklore record.
- Kecksburg · Chapter 7
Do Not Answer the Radio
Fiction inspired by the reported 1965 Kecksburg incident. Examine the mystery.
- Sheppton · Chapter 8
The Staircase Under the Mountain
A supernatural mining story set in Sheppton. Read the documented rescue history and reported lore.
- Cannelton · Chapter 9
Don’t Look in the Mirror
Inspired by the Pig Lady legend. See how the local story changed over time.
- Keating · Chapter 10
The Tracks Around the House
Inspired by the Giwoggle. Trace the Clinton County family tradition.
The Legends Behind the Fiction
The collection uses real Pennsylvania places and regional legends in fictional stories. That does not make every event in a story historical fact.
Start with the Pennsylvania urban legends guide, then explore ten sourced companions covering every chapter subject: Rehmeyer’s Hollow, the Green Man, Gettysburg ghosts, Centralia, the Squonk, the Albatwitch, Kecksburg, Sheppton, the Pig Lady, and the Giwoggle.
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Hometown Horror Stories: Pennsylvania
Ten Terrifying Tales from the Keystone State
Read all ten Pennsylvania stories in the second Hometown Horror Stories collection by M. E. Sutherland.
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